Fire-fighters face breathing difficulties as they battle peat forest fires Fire-fighters face breathing difficulties as they battle peat forest fires
THURSDAY, AUGUST 08, 2019
Photos showing two MI-17 helicopters joining the fight to douse the wildfires engulfing Khuan Khreng peat forest in Nakhon Si Thammarat province were released on Thursday along with the news that several forest fire-fighters has developed respiratory difficulties due to exposure to the haze. One case of acute pneumonitis had been diagnosed.